ASAP Connections

Paperpot Co Demonstration and Workshop
2024-06-13 16:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Full Moon Farm, 141 Rhymer Branch Rd, Deep Gap, NC, 28618, United States
Join Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture and Kara Dodson at Full Moon Farm for a Hands on Demonstration of the PaperPot Co Planter!
Looking to scale up your farm or garden, but worried about the time and labor needed to do so? Learn all the basics of using a PaperPot Co Planter to streamline your operation. Kara Dodson will demonstrate how to use a drop-seeder to save time seeding trays, review tips for the best germination, and transplant green onion starts in to the field using this tool. She will also share plenty of useful knowledge gained from 8 years as a diversified vegetable farm owner. This workshop is perfect for both beginning and experienced farmers looking to increase their yields and decrease their labor!

AgLaunch Cultivate Appalachia Bootcamp for Agri-Food and AgTech Startups
2024-06-11 08:00 - 2024-06-13 17:00 | Knoxville, TN
Unleash Your Ag Potential: AgLaunch Announces Call for Applications for Cultivate Appalachia Bootcamp
Do you have an innovative idea or technology that could reshape our agricultural landscape? AgLaunch, a nonprofit organization specializing in agricultural innovation, is calling for applications for its Cultivate Appalachia Bootcamp and the flagship AgLaunch365 Accelerator and Farm Trial program.
The Cultivate Appalachia Bootcamp, conducted in partnership with the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, will be held in
Knoxville, TN June 11-13, 2024. This in-person program is designed for early-stage agri-food and agtech startups in Southern Appalachia and beyond. These sessions cover various topics, including business structuring, pitching to investors, intellectual property protection, funding opportunities, and networking strategies for success. Cultivate Appalachia offers an introduction to the AgLaunch365 Accelerator and farm-centric innovation model.
Applications for Cultivate Appalachia are due by May 17, 2024. To apply, visit www.AgLaunch.com and click the “Apply Now” link. The all-in-one online application allows applicants to indicate their event preferences.
For more information about AgLaunch’s program offerings, visit www.AgLaunch.com. For inquiries and further information regarding Cultivate Appalachia, please contact:
Katie Ellis, AgLaunch
Southern Appalachian Agri-Food Regional Innovation Cluster Lead
Email: kellis@aglaunch.com
Phone: 859-583-6786

No Till Market Garden Intensive
2024-05-26 13:00 - 16:00 | Wild East Farm, 370 Wilkerson Way, Marion, NC, 28752, United States
This half day intensive geared is towards folks looking for technical knowledge and personal empowerment around gardening- for profit or at a home scale. You’ll head home with confidence and enthusiasm to start your garden or take your current garden to the next level.
Topics covered include:
Tour the Wild East market garden, tool shed, and wash pack area
Deep compost “no till” approach
Garden design considerations
Soil health
Direct seeding vs transplanting
“Lean” approach
Tools to get started
+ more!

The Utopian Seed Project - Trial to Table Series
2024-05-18 13:30 - 16:00 | Pleb Urban Winery, 289 Lyman St., Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
The Utopian Seed Project grows a wide range of crops and varieties with the aim of increasing agrobiodiversity into the food and farming system. We want more crops and varieties being grown and enjoyed (i.e. eaten!) in our regional. Our Trial to Table event series brings together talented local chefs to showcase the work we’re doing on the farm. Enjoy great food, learn about new crops and varieties, and get inspired for a better food system.

Mother's Day Spring Birding
2024-05-12 08:00 - 11:00 | Hickory Nut Gap Farm, 57 Sugar Hollow Road , Fairview , NC, 28730, United States
Explore the Farm and surrounding forest with birder Clifton Avery of Venture Birding Tours(@bigbaldbirder on IG) to spot the various species of birds that can be found in WNC!
Edge habitat birding, learn how planned grazing benefits the local avian population.
We will be hiking in uneven and sometimes steep terrain, so please wear sturdy shoes and be dressed for the weather.
Learn about our Holistic Land Management from Farm Director Virginia, and how this practice works in tandem with the local flora and fauna.
Spotted on the farm by our farm crew, staff & neighbors: bluebirds, a rainbow of finches, downy & hairy woodpeckers, vultures, cardinals, wood doves, robins, red-shouldered hawks, northern goshawks, swifts, egrets, blue herons, hermit thrush, golden-winged warblers and this last year we’ve had a resident Bald Eagle!
Attendees will break for an included biscuit brunch* from butcher Brian’s kitchen, as birding is hungry work. When attending classes, you will receive a 5% discount in the Farm Store & Butchery!
A portion of the proceeds for this event support our activities as a Savory Hub, and further the reach of regenerative agriculture.
Date: Sunday, May 12th, 2024
Time: 8am-11am
Cost: $30/person, biscuit brunch is included.
*If you have dietary restrictions, please reach out to Megan.auten@hickorynutgap.com and we can accommodate.

Agroforestry Design Intensive
2024-05-05 13:00 - 16:00 | Wild East Farm, 370 Wilkerson Way, Marion, NC, 28752, United States
This half day intensive will provide a deep dive into the theory and practice of agroforestry and is geared towards anyone looking to implement agroforestry on their landscape- for profit or at a home scale.
Topics covered:
Comprehensive tour of Wild East Farm agroforestry plantings
Site prep considerations
Keyline design, keyline plow
Local forest ecology and patterns
Planting techniques to maximize success
Variety selection
Case studies of other agroforestry projects
and more!

Free Farm Tour with Jamie Ager
2024-05-04 10:00 - 11:30 | Hickory Nut Gap Farm, 57 Sugar Hollow Road , Fairview , NC, 28730, United States
THIS EVENT IS FREE! We invite you to join us on our next Farm Tour! Hickory Nut Gap hosts four complimentary tours each year, featuring farmer, founder, and CEO Jamie Ager, aiming to share our story and the principles of Regenerative farming with our community.
Experience the regenerative journey firsthand from Jamie, who, alongside his wife Amy, launched the modern-day Hickory Nut Gap in 2000. Jamie is brimming with stories about our land’s history and four generations of farming wisdom. We’re thrilled to offer this tour to the public, providing an opportunity for all to learn about regenerative agriculture.

Cherokee Ndn Foods, Heritage Crops and Wild Delicacies
2024-05-01 19:00 - 21:00 | NC
The Traditions in Agriculture series seeks to engage the community in expanding our understanding of equitable farming, food, and medicinal practices. Learn how we can create healthier communities and ecosystems for food justice.
In this talk we will explore relationships and threads of resiliency in our current challenging ecological climate. These relatives will transmit about lived experience, shared strength and a vision for hope. They will illuminate their process and method for respecting and upholding the bounty we have been given by our ancestors, setting the proverbial table for all versus the few.
Tyson Sampson is a two-hearted and two-spirited individual who descended from the local
indigenous matriarchy called the ᎠᏂᎩᎶᎯ (A-ni-gi-lo-hi). Their home is referred to as The
Beautiful Painted Earth. This family is based here in their aboriginal territory most commonly
known as the Great Smoky Mountains.
Amy Walker is a member of the Deer Clan, is a great-grandmother, and is 78 years old. Her
parents, one Cherokee and one South Dakota Sioux, were both herbalists. She grew up eating
out of the Appalachian forests; a wildcrafter and a farmer, she focuses her farming on traditional
Cherokee food preferences, mostly growing traditional medicine, corn, beans, and squash. She
is a retired social worker, and an indigenous traditionalist. Amy is a pipe carrier and a
Sundancer in South Dakota.
This program is free. Registration is not required.

Farmer Social & Music at Rare Bird
2024-04-27 14:00 - 19:00 | Rare Bird Farm, 91 Duckett Top Tower Road, Hot Springs, NC, 28743, United States
This free family-friendly event is hosted by WNC Food Coalition and is a relaunching of the Collaborative Ag Network with 4 exciting programs to improve connectivity and quality of life for farmers. This is mainly a chance to meet some folks and relax while the season gets going. You’ll also learn a little about what’s going on land access, producer coops and collective resources in WNC and how to get involved. Enjoy some local food and music with A Grisman + Garcia Experience with Dirty Dawg.
2-4: Social
4-5: Food
5-7: Music
Contact jenn@wncfoodjustice.com for more info!

The Utopian Seed Project - Trial to Table Series
2024-04-27 12:30 - 15:00 | Hickory Nut Gap Farm, 57 Sugar Hollow Road , Fairview , NC, 28730, United States

Bountiful Bowls with Bountiful Cities
2024-04-21 13:00 - 17:00 | UNC-Asheville, 1 University Heights, Asheville, NC, 28804, United States
April is Food Waste Reduction month, and on Sunday April 21st 1-5pm Bountiful Cities will celebrate that and Earth Day with a Bountiful Bowls event at UNCA. Take a cooking class to learn how to reduce food waste, and fill your ceramic bowl with “Stone Soup.”
This FREE event is open to all. Community members and students are invited to come and celebrate outside the Sherill Center at UNCA where they can enjoy some “stone soup.” Participants are encouraged to bring a vegetable or pantry item that can be part of the stone soup. We will celebrate Food Waste Reduction month using donated up-cycled produce to make the soup and a Panzanella Salad for attendees. Firefly Valley Pottery will lead participants in a hands-on experience with clay, and participants can take hand built pots with them. The Student Environmental Center will lead Earth Day activities and share information about sustainability.
Participants can purchase beautiful ceramic hand-made bowls (on a sliding scale) to support Bountiful Cities work, then fill it with soup or salad!
Tickets ($25 each) are also on sale for cooking classes with Plant-Based Nutrition Expert and Professor Amy Joy Lanou in the Teaching Kitchen at the Sherill Center at UNCA. Lanou will explore techniques to reduce food waste and cook delicious dishes with fresh and local produce. You can purchase a ticket to the cooking class and add on a ceramic bowl for $40.
Special thanks to our co-sponsor Firefly Valley Pottery. Thanks also to UNCA Ceramics department, AB Tech Ceramics department, Asheville High School Ceramics department, and many local ceramic artists for donating bowls for this event. And thanks to the Food Equity Initiative at UNCA for donating supplies.
Please RSVP, purchase bowls and tickets today! You may choose your bowl on a first come first served basis on the day of the event. If we don’t sell out, bowls will be available for purchase on the day of the event and pick up at one of our up coming events.

Propagation workshop - April 20th
2024-04-20 10:30 - 12:30 | Phat Ninja Foodforest, 43 Bull Mountain Rd., Asheville, NC, 28805, United States
Creating a foodforest can get expensive. Come learn how you can build your own foodforest and save money with propagation. We will review how to take hardwood, softwood, and semi-hardwood cuttings, air layering, stratifying seeds, and rooting hormones. We will review the process, differences, and benefits of each. This class will show you all the ways you can create hundreds of plants for next to nothing!
Saturday, April 20th
Class time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Classes are held rain or shine / $15 to $30 sliding scale
Pay at time of attendance via cash, Venmo, Paypal, or Cash App
Visit Facebook / George Brabant OR Phat Ninja Foodforest Events to register

Spring Plant Sale!
2024-04-19 09:00 - 2024-04-20 12:00 | Eliada Homes for Children, 2 Compton Dr, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
Join us in supporting Eliada Farms by shopping our Spring Plant Sale on April 19th and 20th!
4/19: 12-5 pm
4/20: 9 am-12noon
Address:
Eliada Home
49 Compton Drive
Asheville, NC 28806
Seedlings available: Veggies, flowers, culinary herbs, strawberries.
100% of proceeds go to support our farm program at Eliada!

Growing In The Mountains Spring Festival
2024-04-19 08:00 - 2024-04-21 17:00 | WNC Farmers Market, 570 Brevard Road, Asheville, NC, United States
Growing In The Mountains is a spring plant and garden festival featuring local farms and artists. Come celebrate spring and shop from dozens of vendors featuring locally grown vegetable starts, culinary and medicinal herb plants, native plants, fruit trees and bushes, ornamental shrubs and trees, pollinator plants, houseplants, dahlias, mushroom logs, tea blends, herbal remedies, herbal body products, local art painting, drawings, clay and pottery, candles, jewelery and so much more. Three days of fun for the entire family!

Introduction to Pollinators
2024-04-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Leicester Public Library, 1561 Alexander Rd, Leicester, NC, 28748, United States
This presentation is designed for adults of the general public and assumes no prior knowledge of pollinators. You’ll learn about pollination and pollinators overall, as well as the most common pollinators in Western North Carolina. These topics are followed by a discussion of conservation concerns and simple steps you can take to help pollinators. The session wraps up with the fascinating concept of pollination syndromes and how you can use them to participate in pollinator conservation.

Traditions in Agriculture presents: Building Community Around Food and Medicine
2024-04-03 19:00 - 21:00 | West Asheville Library, 942 Hayward Road, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
The Traditions in Agriculture series seeks to engage the community in expanding our understanding of equitable farming, food, and medicinal practices. Learn how we can create healthier communities and ecosystems for food justice.
Plants, medicine, and food are powerful forces that connect to place and history, preserve cultural lineages, and build community. Join Brandon Ruiz, Community Herbalist and Urban Farmer based on Catawba Land (Charlotte, North Carolina) to learn and discuss different approaches to work with and support your community through plant medicine, home gardening, and more.
Event is Free.

Beacon Spring Town Square
2024-03-30 12:00 - 15:00 | One World West, 520 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
Come eat, drink, and be merry at Beacon’s Spring Town Square event, where we will connect across Asheville’s many communities. Join us Saturday, March 30th from 12 to 3 pm at One World West in West Asheville. This is an opportunity for locals to learn and share about what’s happening in their communities. Attendees will have an opportunity to make announcements, requests, and offers during our Community Forum portion of the evening.
Donations are requested but not required. Food and drink will be available for purchase.
Location: One World West at 520 Haywood Rd Asheville, NC 28806
RSVP Here: https://www.thebeaconnetwork.org/event-3/30

North Asheville Tailgate Market Seed Swap!
2024-03-30 10:00 - 13:00 | North Asheville Tailgate Market
Join us at market on Saturday, March 30th for a community Seed Swap! Bring your extra seeds to share or trade with others! We will have some small empty envelopes available to help share out the seeds and we’ll have a special booth set up for it near our information booth. This is a free event!

Restoring And Planting American Chestnuts
2024-03-19 16:00 - 17:30 | West Asheville Edible Park, 198 Vermont Ave., Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
Curious about American chestnuts?
Come learn how to plant and care for American chestnut seedlings as we add to a small demonstration orchard in Asheville’s city parks!
You will hear about The American Chestnut Foundation’s current strategies on how to restore this once prolific tree.
No supplies needed, just bring yourself and any questions you may have.
This workshop will be led by Jamie Van Clief, Southern Regional Coordinator with The American Chestnut Foundation in collaboration with Bountiful Cities and The City of Asheville.
Join us Tuesday March 19th
West Asheville Edible Park by the Baseball Field

Using REAP Grants to Fund Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements
2024-03-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Online/Virtual
North Carolina Cooperative Extension of Chatham County is conducting a webinar on March 12 for farmers interested in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects (and getting grants to help fund them!).
REAP the Benefits of Energy Improvements on Your Farm: Using REAP Grants to Fund Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements
March 12, 2024
6:00-8:00 p.m.
We have a great panel of speakers to talk about the REAP program, how it can benefit your farm, how energy efficiency audits help save energy, renewable energy projects on the farm, how to get REAP funding application support, tax incentives for energy improvements, and successful on-farm REAP energy projects.
Visit Cooperative Extension’s Growing Small Farms website for a detailed agenda, speaker bios, and a link to register for this FREE webinar.

Newsletter Marketing for Farmers
2024-03-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Online/Virtual
FREE virtual workshops presented by ASAP.
Looking for an easy, affordable, and effective way to promote your farm and communicate to customers? Newsletters are a great vehicle to draw in new customers, and especially to keep existing ones updated and engaged with your farm business. This workshop is for any direct-to-consumer farmers who are looking for new pathways to market their farm business, and improve their customer relationships.
Join Farmer Vannah Roddy of Encompass Farms and ASAP’s Graphic Designer, Emory Brandon for a more in depth look at how to start a newsletter for your farm business, or how to improve an existing newsletter.
This workshop will cover the following topics:
– Why start a newsletter for your farm business?
– Building your newsletter subscriber base | keeping customers engaged through your newsletter
– Increasing sales through your farm’s newsletter
– Effective communication through newsletter content
– The importance of storytelling within farm newsletters
– Basic of newsletter design and format | successfully engaging your customers through newsletter aesthetics
This virtual workshop is free to attend, but registration is required.

FREE Spring Seed Starting Workshop and Potluck
2024-03-09 14:00 - 15:30 | Grove Street Community Center, 36 Grove St., Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Please Register in advance for our FREE Spring Seed Starting Workshop March 9th, from 2-3:30 at Grove Street Community Center. Ta’rin’ii will demonstrate best practices for starting your spring seedlings. This will be a two part conversation, with discussion, Q & A, and then hands on seed starting. Please bring seeds, gloves, pots, and hand trowels. If you’re not able to attend the workshop, click this link for some reminders to help you have the most success with your seeds this year!
For the potluck please bring a dish to share and your own eating utensils. We will provide some too, just in case!

ASAP's CSA Fair
2024-03-08 15:00 - 17:30 | YWCA of Asheville, 185 S. French Broad Ave., Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
ASAP’s annual CSA Fair will take place on March 8, 3-5:30 p.m., at the YWCA of Asheville, highlighting farms with a CSA pickup location in Buncombe County. In addition to traditional produce CSAs, the fair will include farms with specialty CSA products, such as meat or flowers. The fair is relaxed setting where attendees chat with farmers about their products, growing practices, payment structure, and more. Attendees can sign up for a CSA during the fair or follow up with farmers later. The fair will also feature local food tastings and activities for kids, as well as produce and food products available for purchase. The event is free and open to the public. The YWCA is located at 185 S. French Broad Ave. in Asheville. Participating farms will be announced in late February.
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. It connects you, the consumer, directly with a local farm by purchasing weekly “shares” of a farm’s harvest upfront at the beginning of a season. With that commitment early on, the farmer is able to invest in the growing season. The traditional seasonal CSA is similar to a subscription. You’ll receive a regular—most often weekly—share of produce or other farm goods at the height of their season. Learn more about CSAs here!

Introduction to Pollinators
2024-03-05 18:30 - 19:30 | West Asheville Public Library, 942 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States

Planning and Planting Food Forest Systems on Contour Workshop
2024-02-29 10:00 - 16:00 | SAHC Community Farm, Alexander, NC, 28701, United States
Along with Contour Lines Corp we will be leading the planting
of a 3-acre diversified food forest which will feature a number
of fruit trees and native support trees planted on contour in a
system of berms and swales. This is a unique demonstration
project on conservation land, which will be managed in
perpetuity so that we can all learn about the numerous benefits
and beauty of perennial agroforestry and food forest systems.
Folks will receive a solid introduction on how to plan and plant a food forest agroforestry site that includes hundreds of
fruit and support trees on a berm and swale contour system. Some species we will be planting include Black Locust, Willow,
Cottonwood, Elderberry, Mulberry, Persimmon, Apple, Pear, Blueberry, Fig and Peaches.
Join us, rain or shine, for all or any part of the day to learn, observe, and take part in planting if you choose. Please bring a
water bottle, gloves, raincoat/work clothes if you’re planting; tools will be provided.
Lunch will be provided midway between our morning classroom portion, and then the rest of the day will be hands-on work.

Soil building/Soil life/living soil
2024-02-24 10:30 - 12:30 | Phat Ninja Foodforest, 43 Bull Mountain Rd., Asheville, NC, 28805, United States
In this class we will go over the soil food web, what is living soil compared to dirt. Ways to build healthy, living soil inexpensively on our property, compost basics, and how to build our own potting mixes far superior to anything we can buy. If interested we will even examine a few different soils under a microscope and see who/what is in there.
Classes are held rain or shine / $15 to $30 sliding scale
Pay at time of attendance via cash, Venmo, Paypal, or Cash App
Visit Facebook / George Brabant OR Phat Ninja Foodforest Events to register

ASAP's Business of Farming Conference
2024-02-24 08:00 - 16:00 | A-B Tech Conference Center, 16 Fernihurst Dr., Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
ASAP’s annual Business of Farming Conference brings together professional farmers from across the Southeast region to network and share resources to grow their farm businesses. Farmers learn about marketing, business planning, and financial management from regional experts and innovative peers. The conference is designed for beginning and established farmers as well as those seriously considering farming as a profession. Find out more and register now!

Winter Vegetable Conference
2024-02-21 08:30 - 2024-02-22 16:00 | Crowne Plaza Convention Center, One Resort Drive, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
This is the largest commercial vegetable grower event in the region with a high quality educational program put together by vegetable extension specialist/agents at NC State University. We hope that you take advantage of this opportunity to learn about current issues associated with vegetables and take time with the representatives from agricultural companies and other businesses that support our industry during our 2-day trade show.
New education track for small farms/direct market growers/organic production
A sponsored lunch and awards program will be included at noon on Thursday.
Pesticide credits will be available for attendees. (X,O, D, N)
NC Private Applicator Recertification Class (V)
Fumigation Recertification Class (Z)
TICKETS
Ticket prices are $75 per person and this includes your Annual NC Tomato Growers Association Membership Dues. Registration after January 31, 2024 and at the door will be $90.
Please click on the Red “Reserve your Spot” button to see all the options for attendees, sponsors and exhibitors. Details are included in the ticket area.
BOOKING GUEST ROOMS AT THE CROWNE PLAZA RESORT
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Crowne Plaza Resort for the conference. The cost is $99.00 plus tax per night for a room with two queen beds. Deadline for this rate is midnight February 1, 2024.
To make your reservations, please call 1-800-733-3211 and refer to the NC Tomato Growers Association group and meeting name NCTGA – 2024 Annual Conference.
You may also call the local number, 828-254-3211 to make your reservations. The hotel website is https://ashevillecp.com/
To book your room online go to Crowne Plaza Book Online (not mobile friendly).
TRADE SHOW
There will be a trade show again this year with a large number of sponsors and exhibitors setting up their displays for attendees to visit. Interested vendors should register early.
SPONSORS/EXHIBITORS
We welcome sponsors for our event. Sponsorships give you the opportunity to showcase your business and allow us to make this a special conference for attendees. Sponsorships also support scholarships. Details are included on the sponsorship ticket descriptions in the “get tickets” link above. If you need to be invoiced and send a check, please contact Ellen Moss at ellen_moss@yahoo.com.
SCHOLARSHIP DONATIONS
This year we will be holding a 50/50 raffle and a silent auction to support our scholarship fund. Raffle prices are $10/each or 12 for $100. During the conference see the Registration Desk to purchase your raffle tickets or for more information. Drawing will occur at the Tomato Growers Association Luncheon on Thursday. You Must Be Present to Win! If you are not interested in purchasing a raffle ticket or bidding on the silent auction, but would still like to support the scholarship fund, donations are greatly appreciated! Your generosity ensures that NCTGA continues to support future generations of farmers with an endowment fund used to offer merit/need-based scholarships. You can make a donation through this Eventbrite page via the donations ticket button. Details are included in the “get tickets” link above. If you need to be invoiced and send a check, or need a receipt for a tax deduction please contact Ellen Moss at ellen_moss@yahoo.com.

Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop
2024-02-16 15:00 - 17:30 | NC
PLEASE RSVP BY EMAILING lucille.nelson@tobm.org. This class will be capped at 20 participants.
When: 3:00pm-5:30pm | 16 Feb 2024
Where: 99 White Pine Dr. Black Mountain, NC 28711
Cost: $20 (cash, check, or card at event). We strive to make our workshops accessible to all; please contact lucille.nelson@tobm.org to inquire about reduce ticket prices.
About: Learn the basic principles of fruit tree and shrub pruning before participating in a demonstration implementing these practices on Apples, Blueberries, Hazelnuts, Pears, and Pawpaws growing at the Dr. John Wilson Community Garden. If you have pruning tools, bring them! Community tools will be available for practice.
Our teacher:
Ethnobiologist Marc Williams has studied the people, plant, mushroom and microbe interconnection intensively while learning to employ botanicals and other life forms for food, medicine, and beauty in a regenerative manner. His training includes a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies concentrating in Sustainable Agriculture with a minor in Business from Warren Wilson College and a Master’s degree in Appalachian Studies concentrating in Sustainable Development with a minor in Geography and Planning from Appalachian State University. He has spent over two decades working at a multitude of restaurants and various farms and has traveled throughout 30 countries in Central/North/South America and Europe as well as all 50 states of the USA. Marc has visited over 200 botanical gardens and research institutions during this process while taking tens of thousands of pictures of representative plants and other entities. He has taught hundreds of classes to thousands of students about the marvelous world of people and their interface with other organisms while working with over 100 organizations and particularly as a key contributor to the work of United Plant Savers, Plants and Healers International and online at the website www.botanyeveryday.com. Marc’s greatest hope is that this effort may help improve our current challenging global ecological situation.

Introduction to Pollinators
2024-02-10 15:00 - 16:00 | Swannanoa Public Library, 101 W. Charleston Street, Swannanoa, NC, 28778, United States
